Soundings on Cinema: Speaking to Film and Film Artists (Suny Series, Horizons of Cinema)

Thought-provoking interviews with nine major film directors, accompanied by critical essays on their work. In 'Soundings on Cimena', film critic Bert Cardullo engages nine major international film directors - Antonioni, Bergman, Bresson, De Sica, Felini, Kaurismaki, Leigh, Renoir and Syberberg - in a series of dialogues about how they work and the meanings of their films. Soundings on Cinema......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Illustrations......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Part 1. Italian Neorealism and Beyond......Page 14 Actor-Become-Auteur: The Neorealist Films of Vittorio De Sica......Page 16 An Interview with Vittorio De Sica......Page 38 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 48 “The Cinema Is a Woman”: The Artistic Achievement of Federico Fellini......Page 50 An Interview with Federico Fellini......Page 70 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 80 More from Less: The Movie Aesthetic of Michelangelo Antonioni......Page 82 An Interview with Michelangelo Antonioni......Page 94 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 109 Part II. Franco-Finnish Relations......Page 110 “Everyone Has His Reasons”: The Words and Films of Jean Renoir......Page 112 An Interview with Jean Renoir......Page 126 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 148 Dostoyevskyan Surge, Bressonian Spirit: Une femme douce and the Cinematic World of Robert Bresson......Page 150 An Interview with Robert Bresson......Page 164 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 171 Lonely People, Living in the World: The Films of Aki Kaurismäki......Page 172 An Interview with Aki Kaurismäki......Page 188 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 195 Part III. Anglo-Nordic Temperaments......Page 196 Early versus Later and Latest Ingmar Bergman......Page 198 An Interview with Ingmar Bergman......Page 214 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 230 The Committed Cinema of Mike Leigh......Page 232 An Interview with Mike Leigh......Page 248 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 268 The Theater of Film of Hans-Jürgen Syberberg......Page 270 An Interview with Hans-Jürgen Syberberg......Page 282 Filmography of Feature Films......Page 291 B......Page 294 C......Page 295 F......Page 296 H......Page 297 L......Page 298 N......Page 299 R......Page 300 T......Page 301 Z......Page 302 Soundings on Cinema 4 Contents 6 Illustrations 8 Preface 10 Part 1. Italian Neorealism and Beyond 14 Actor-Become-Auteur: The Neorealist Films of Vittorio De Sica 16 An Interview with Vittorio De Sica 38 Filmography of Feature Films 48 “The Cinema Is a Woman”: The Artistic Achievement of Federico Fellini 50 An Interview with Federico Fellini 70 Filmography of Feature Films 80 More from Less: The Movie Aesthetic of Michelangelo Antonioni 82 An Interview with Michelangelo Antonioni 94 Filmography of Feature Films 109 Part II. Franco-Finnish Relations 110 “Everyone Has His Reasons”: The Words and Films of Jean Renoir 112 An Interview with Jean Renoir 126 Filmography of Feature Films 148 Dostoyevskyan Surge, Bressonian Spirit: Une femme douce and the Cinematic World of Robert Bresson 150 An Interview with Robert Bresson 164 Filmography of Feature Films 171 Lonely People, Living in the World: The Films of Aki Kaurismäki 172 An Interview with Aki Kaurismäki 188 Filmography of Feature Films 195 Part III. Anglo-Nordic Temperaments 196 Early versus Later and Latest Ingmar Bergman 198 An Interview with Ingmar Bergman 214 Filmography of Feature Films 230 The Committed Cinema of Mike Leigh 232 An Interview with Mike Leigh 248 Filmography of Feature Films 268 The Theater of Film of Hans-Jürgen Syberberg 270 An Interview with Hans-Jürgen Syberberg 282 Filmography of Feature Films 291 Index 294 A 294 B 294 C 295 D 296 E 296 F 296 G 297 H 297 I 298 J 298 K 298 L 298 M 299 N 299 O 300 P 300 Q 300 R 300 S 301 T 301 U 302 V 302 W 302 Y 302 Z 302 Thought-provoking interviews with nine major film directors, accompanied by critical essays on their work.In Soundings on Cinema, film critic Bert Cardullo engages nine major international film directors—Michelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bresson, Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Aki Kaurismäki, Mike Leigh, Jean Renoir, and Hans-Jürgen Syberberg—in a series of dialogues about how they work, the meanings of their movies, and the relationship of their pictures to other directors'films and to the other arts. Each of these probing and thought-provoking interviews is accompanied by an overview of the director's career, an essay on a particular film, or a series of interconnected reviews of the director's films. Focusing on practical matters related to filmmaking—acting, design, cinematography, directing, writing, and editing—as well as historical, aesthetic, and critical-theoretical issues raised by the films themselves, Cardullo explains how, at their best, these filmmakers use the resources of their medium to pursue complex, significant humanistic goals. In Soundings On Cinema, Film Critic Bert Cardullo Engages Nine Major International Film Directors - Michelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bresson, Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Aki Kaurismaki, Mike Leigh, Jean Renoir, And Hans-jurgen Syberberg - In A Series Of Dialogues About How They Work, The Meanings Of Their Movies, And The Relationship Of Their Pictures To Other Directors' Films And To The Other Arts.--jacket. Actor-become-auteur: The Neorealist Films Of Vittorio De Sica -- The Cinema Is A Woman: The Artistic Achievement Of Federico Fellini -- More From Less: The Movie Aesthetic Of Michelangelo Antonioni -- Everyone Has His Reasons: The Words And Films Of Jean Renoir -- Dostoyevskyan Surge, Bressonian Spirit: Une Femme Douce And The Cinematic World Of Robert Bresson -- Lonely People, Living In The World: The Films Of Aki Kaurismäki -- Early Versus Later And Latest Ingmar Bergman -- The Committed Cinema Of Mike Leigh -- The Theater Of Film Of Hans-jürgen Syberberg. Bert Cardullo. Includes Filmographies And Index. "In Soundings on Cinema, film critic Bert Cardullo engages nine major international film directors - Michelangelo Antonioni, Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bresson, Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Aki Kaurismaki, Mike Leigh, Jean Renoir, and Hans-Jurgen Syberberg - in a series of dialogues about how they work, the meanings of their movies, and the relationship of their pictures to other directors' films and to the other arts."--BOOK JACKET